So lets hear your guys opinions on both sides. I know a majority of us are pro gun people, but there has to be at least a few who support gun control in some way or another.

Here is my belief. Concealed carry should be allowed to anyone who is willing to take the required training. And I dont mean the 8 hour state course that talks about laws and lets you shoot 20 rounds at a paper target 7 yrds away. You need proper training that teaches situational awareness, decision making process, how to use cover and concealment, how to move as you fire, and being aware of who you are shooting and what may be behind or in front of your target.

A good training source is ICE training owned and operated by Rob Pincus. His course called Combat Focus Training is geared toward teh self defense shooter. Yes it is expensive, but if you can afford a firearm for self defense, you should be able to afford a class that helps make your life safer without endangering other lives.

Remember that carrying a concealed firearms is not so that you can be a hero. It is to protect you and your family or friends. If I am in a grocery store and i hear gunfire outside, i find my family and help move them AWAY from danger, I dont go running outside looking for a gunman. In Kentucky, laws are written with this in mind. Justifiable Homicide is based on "percieved" threat when defending your own person. But when defending teh life of a thrid person it is "actual" threat. In the concealed carry classes it is a common example of the instructors to tell about the undercover cop scenario...

You walk into an alley to see a biker standing over an old woman pointing a gun at her. You shoot the biker to find out he was an undercover cop who just busted a wanted felon and you killed a cop. You go to jail for a long time if his cop buddies dont just off you.

Just know that owning a handgun is a HUGE responsibility not to be taken lightly, but is a right guaranteed by constitution.